Obituary Report for August 6, 2003
McMinnville resident and Alabama native J.R. (Jake) Collins, 77, died Aug. 4 at his home after a two-month illness.
A nursery worker and a member of the Pentecostal church, he was the son of the late Joe and Nannie Turner Collins; and was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Collins; son, Ed Collins; and sister, Jewell Solomon.
He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Alfred and Peggy Collins of Alabama, Jerry and Kathy Collins of McMinnville; daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Junior Brown, Barbara and Marty Rogers, Lisa and Tim Burks, all of McMinnville , Sue and Bubba Pylant of Alabama; sisters, Katie Thomas of McMinnville and Mae Kelly of Prospect; brothers, Junior Collins of Prospect and Bud Collins of Nashville; 16 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at Elkmont Cemetery in Alabama.
Love-Cantrell & Cope Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 6, 2003
Bertha Louise Goff, 84
McMinnville resident and Cannon County native Bertha Louise Goff, 84, died Aug. 2 at River Park Hospital.
A homemaker and a member of Blues Hill Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Haskell Goff; son, Roy Steve Goff; grandson, Barry Burger.
She is survived by sons, G.L. Goff of McMinnville, James Robert Goff of Smyrna, and Danny R. Goff of Woodbury; daughter, Joann Burger of McMinnville; sister, Estelle Cope of Woodbury; stepsister, Hassie May Osment of McMinnville; brother, Edward Patterson of McMinnville; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rannie Phillips officiating. Burial followed at Blues Hill Cemetery.
McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 6, 2003
Robert Mitchell, 63
Daytona Beach, Fla., resident and Morrison native Robert Mitchell, 63, died July 25 at Halifax Medical Center.
A maintenance facility supervisor and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he enjoyed gardening and reading.
He is survived by his wife, Peggy; stepson, Charles Smith; stepdaughter, Susan Murray, both of Palm Coast; uncle and aunt, George and Winnie Morris of Morrison; and several cousins and a grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin and Edith Pearson Mitchell.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 555 West Granada Blvd., Suite A-1, Ormond Beach, Fla. 32174. New Life Cremation of Ormond Beach was in charge of arrangements.
Information courtesy of High Funeral Home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 6, 2003
Alvin Russell Fater, 73
Viola resident and Detroit, Mich., native Alvin Russell Fater, 73, died Aug. 1 in Riverview, Mich., after an extended illness.
A pipefitter with Great Lakes Steel Company in Michigan and a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, he was the son of Albert and Wavaline Taylor Fater; and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen Rich; daughter, Audrey J. Brown.
He is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Rodney Wright of Viola, Jeannette and Gary Martin, Linda Sebright, Joann and Dennis Foley, all of Wyandotte, Mich., Judy and Russ Winterholler of Lincoln Park, Mich., and Phyllis Jane Fater of Viola; 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; brothers, Paul and Warren Fater, both of Taylor, Mich.; sisters, Wuanita Hathaway of Florida, Hazel Nowitzke and Ilene Hinton, both of Taylor, Mich.; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with Jesse Pate officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until time of service at the church today.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) Aug. 6, 2003